Australian computer programmer Craig Wright, who claimed to be the father of bitcoin, is not the creator of the digital currency, a judge at London's High Court ruled today. Wright has claimed for years to be the “inventor” of cryptocurrency. It said that he was the author of the academic paper published in 2008 that was the cornerstone for the creation of bitcoin. That “white paper” was signed “Satoshi Nakamoto”. “I have concluded that there is overwhelming evidence” that “Dr. Wright is not the person who created the bitcoin system” nor “the author of the original bitcoin software code,” Judge James Mellor said, explaining that he will present the full rationale for its decision at a later date. He did not specify when that would happen. Wright was sued by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), an association that calls for the abolition of patents in the cryptocurrency sector, which accused him of falsifying the data […]
Source: News Beast
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